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WePurrsevere

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3. Yes, they can. Freedom of speech ends at the door into...

Reply to NotMyFuhrer (Original post)

Sun Jun 4, 2017, 10:54 AM

Jun 2017

a business or home. It's only our government ("Congress shall make no law...&quot restricting free speech, etc that's covered by the 1st Amendment.

Facebook, Google, Twitter, forums like DU, media, etc are all within their rights to kick anyone off their (non government owned) platform that they want to and do so regularly. It's "their pool, their rules."

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CAN THE Googles, Facebooks of the world STOP block and protect us . . . from ROBOT programs ?? [View all] NotMyFuhrer Jun 2017 OP

We have to talk face to face with friends and neighbors mucifer Jun 2017 #1

Yes, they can. Just like your bank can question suspect transactions. But that cuts into their model TheBlackAdder Jun 2017 #2

Yes, they can. Freedom of speech ends at the door into... WePurrsevere Jun 2017 #3

Sure they can but probably won't, however justiceischeap Jun 2017 #4